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"We Geologists are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
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Following yonder fossil star..."
Already the gifts by the three kings following the star in the first Christmas-night were connected to geology, as explored in this series of posts ( part 1 and part 2 ) on the EGU-Network.
Speaking of gifts, a wishlist for geologists... checking it twice.
But even naughty geologists will not be disappointed (maybe just haunted by the Ghost of Christmas Past).
Christmas movies (sort of...) for earth-scientists.
The prehistoric ancestor of the modern flying reindeer.
A very, very, very large Christmas tree.
And there is even Cake!
Happy Geekmas to all inhabitants of planet earth (and this famous photo was also taken December 24, 1968 , image credit by NASA)